Sciuridae :: \\\Sciuridae/// (Woodland Creatures)

The eponymous Sciuridae release for Woodland Creatures is dotted with crunchy blips and a sparse techno theme that breaks apart into delectable atmospheric chapters.

Beautifully coordinated sound structures

The eponymous Sciuridae release for Woodland Creatures is dotted with crunchy blips and a sparse techno theme that breaks apart into delectable atmospheric chapters. Each composition bursts with saturated textures, tones, and rhythmic splashes, ranging from technoid flutter (“Scarf,” “Sundara”) to abstract lounge glitch sound design (“Nazca.”) Deep within these groovy, almost Mouse On Mars-esque sonic pulsars (“Ohm,” “Wide Eye”), Sciuridae creates distinctive moods that are counterbalanced by unique samples and subtle voice components (“Sunday, Again.”)

Downtempo strains flow smoothly throughout \\\Sciuridae///, which is mostly soaked in ambient beguiled soundtrack layers (“Godspeed,” “Silence For Synapse.”) This keeps the album perfectly balanced, laid-back, and with a chilled-out trajectory as it embarks on nostalgic tales from the past. Accordingly, these are beautifully coordinated sound structures that ignite at all the appropriate angles, provided it is conceivable to add a bow to \\\Sciuridae///, given that it already has one.

\\\Sciuridae/// is available on Woodland Creatures [Bandcamp]